hich has been previously spoken about.
Ex. _enamb' ifa_, or _enamb' un' ifa_, it (is) a good road; but _enamb
u man' ifa_, the road (which has been mentioned) is good.
IV. Interrogative Adjectives.
For these. _See_ Pronouns.
V. Indefinite Adjectives.
The indefinite adjectives are _oko_, some, a little, part of;
_tale(le)_, several, many; _korio_, several; _gegeto_, a few, several;
_alu(ve)_, all; _urambe_, another; _none_, together, one with the
other; _dovavemunge_? _domamai_? how many?
Note.--When _oko_ is followed by a word beginning with _i_, it
becomes _oku_.
Ex. _Kuku oko nei_, give me some tobacco; _nemb' oko ematsi_, they
will spear the birds; _bodol' oko tsia_, take one of his hands;
_indiv' oko ya_, take a knife; _kuk oko ua_, (there is) no tobacco;
_indiv' oku i_, give him a knife; _ake talel' ando_, there are many
men; _kupa korio inde_, give several potatoes; _me' gegeto indiatsi_,
some children will come; _aked' aluvi etsi ando_, all the men are
in the village; _nau mel' alu_, all my children; _indiv' urambe ya_,
take another knife; _Pitsoke non' ade_, the Pitsoke strike one another;
_oye non' ongete_, the dogs keep beside each other; _kokol' ul' ombo
dovavemunge?_ how many eggs? _nu sise domamai?_ how many dog's teeth?
VI. Possessive Adjectives.
_See_ Possessive Pronouns.
Numerals.
I. There are only two numerals: _fida (ne)_, one, and _gegeto_,
two. _Gegeto_ is also used for a small number, and _gegetom'inda_,
is little used for three. For more than three, _gegeto_, meaning
"a few," or _tale(le)_, "many" is used.
II. There are no ordinals and the only distributive is _fida fida_,
one by one.
Pronouns.
I. Personal Pronouns. Simple.
Singular.
lst Person _na, nave, nani,_ I, me
2nd Person _nu, nove, nuni,_ thou, thee
3rd Person _u(ne), ove, uni,_ he, she, it, him, her
Dual.
lst Person _da, dani,_ we, or us two
2nd Person _ya, yani,_ you two
3rd Person _tu, tuni,_ they, or them two
Plural.
1st Person _di, dini,_ we, us
2nd Person _yi yini,_ you
3rd Person _mu, muni,_ they, them
1. The first form _na, nu, u(ne)_ etc., is used either as subject or
object of the verb, the meaning being only indicated by the position
of the word.
Ex. _na kuku nu inditsi,_ I will give thee tobacco; _na un' adatsi,_
I will strike
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